Tell Us About Your Internet Access

As part of the Broadband program, Industry Canada undertook an extensive mapping exercise in order to understand the extent to which Canadians remain unserved or underserved.

The national broadband coverage maps are now available online, however, Canadians can still provide feedback about broadband availability across the country. Please note that the feedback you provide is for information purposes only. By completing the feedback form you are providing useful information to Industry Canada. It does not, however, necessarily mean that Internet services will be extended to all areas that currently lack broadband access.

The provision of broadband Internet service is a private enterprise, driven by market forces. However, sometimes market forces are not sufficient, particularly in rural and remote areas. Broadband Canada will not provide Internet service directly to consumers. Rather, the purpose of the program is to provide a one-time, non-repayable contribution to support the expansion of broadband infrastructure in areas where there is currently no business case for the private sector moving forward on its own.

On September 1, 2009, the Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians program launched its call for applications inviting ISPs to apply for funding to provide broadband service to those Canadians who are currently unserved. ISPs will have until October 23, 2009 to submit those applications. It is anticipated that successful applications for funding will be announced in January 2010.

However, Broadband Canada cannot guarantee which areas of the country will receive broadband coverage as a result of this program.